TSA screening at LAX

TSA screening at LAX

Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times

A TSA agent checks an identification card at LAX. In the wake of Friday's fatal shooting of a TSA screener at the airport, specialists on hate crimes and union officials decried what they say is a general atmosphere of mockery and derision toward TSA agents.

A TSA agent checks an identification card at LAX. In the wake of Friday's fatal shooting of a TSA screener at the airport, specialists on hate crimes and union officials decried what they say is a general atmosphere of mockery and derision toward TSA agents. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

A TSA agent checks an identification card at LAX. In the wake of Friday's fatal shooting of a TSA screener at the airport, specialists on hate crimes and union officials decried what they say is a general atmosphere of mockery and derision toward TSA agents.